| Description |
xxii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Englishization in Asia - langauge and cultural issues / Kwok-kan Tam -- 1. English and global identities on web 2.0: the case of Flickr.com / Carmen Lee and David Barton -- 2. Hybridity in language and identity: Englishization in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia / Kwok-kan Tam -- 3. Englishization as an aspects of building Singapore identity / Lian-Hee Wee -- 4. Englishization of higher education in Asia: a sociological enquiry / Kosaku Yoshino -- 5. Englishization through world English as a cultural commodity: literacy practices in global Malaysian higher education / Koo Yew Lie -- 6. Linguistic, cultural and identity issues in Englishization of Putonghua / Xu Zhichang -- 7. Which way of life? Chinese college students perceptions and values in China's Englishization / Liu Yan and Guo Yingtao -- 8. Englishization of sincization? English in Hong Kong cultural scene / Mike Ingham -- 9. Englishization in Japanese popular culture: representation of ethnicity / Andrew Moody -- 10. Englishization with an attitude: Cantonese-English lyrics in Hong Kong / Angel M Y Lin |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Dialects -- Asia.
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English language -- Study and teaching -- Asia.
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English language -- Asia.
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Language and culture -- Asia.
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| Author |
Tam, Kwok-kan, 1952-
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| LC no. |
2011467439 |
| ISBN |
9627707627 (paperback) |
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9789627707622 (paperback) |
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